Talk:BPG Endpapers

Changes Made To This Page

In 2020, the citation style of this page was reformatted to bring it in line with JAIC style.--Kkelly (talk) 13:57, 27 March 2020 (CDT)

In January - July 2021, the following changes were made to this page.--Kkelly (talk) 15:43, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

• Added introductory paragraph.
• Added section headings.
• Minor wording changes and small corrections to the Blaser's text. Some idiomatic language simplified.
• Added a section on materials
• Added a section on terminology
• Captions added to all images.
• Edited Figure 14 to remove sewing though endpapers. The text is clear that it does not belong, and there was no sewing in the original GBW article.
• In her 1994 article, Linda Blaser gave 15 examples of endpaper styles, as they were taught in a 1973 workshop by Don Etherington and Christopher Clarkson. These were presented as being in contemporary use. For the Wiki page, these styles have been included under descriptive headers.
• I removed the following figure, which appeared in the original 1994 GBW Journal article as Example 4B. I found it unnecessary, and confusingly similar to other diagrams which showed folding back as a step in the construction of an endpaper.

• I switched figures 48 and 49 (Examples 6 and 7 in the original text). This makes more sense, where one version is a refinement of the other.

• I removed these figures (Examples 12a, 12b, and 12c in the original article) as the text was confusing and the method was better explained with the Roberts and Etherington image I replaced it with.

• Updated Middleton citation to 1996.
• Added additional citations and further reading.

Recommendations for Future Improvements

--Kkelly (talk) 16:29, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

• discuss the use of cross grain endpapers as a deliberate choice by the binder to improve tear resistance. Possibly cite Rita Udina talk.

--Kkelly (talk) 12:47, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

• Review the revised figures 44-46 to make certain this is no longer necessary:

"It is not clear from Blaser's article (1994), but the following four endpapers appear to be designed to have the linen visible in the joint. An additional board sheet would be added after the linen stub was adhered to the board. The Japanese paper guard is adhered to the flyleaf after sewing."

--Kkelly (talk) 16:09, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

• Figure 6 is incorrect - sewing should pass through parchment. Maybe replace with figure that looks like Middleton 1996 Figure 23?
• Figure 12 is incorrect. The sewing should not pass though the marbled paper. The original GBW article was correct, it's the wiki page that gets it wrong.
• The text talks about figure 20 being tipped to the first section, but that is not what Figure 20 shows. I don't think Blaser meant tipped... Also, it doesn't really make sense what is pasted down. Either the edge of the cloth is visible or there are no fly leaves.
• Figure 30 has "miter" spelled in the british style of mitre
• Figures 43,44, and 45 probably show an endpaper where the cloth is exposed in the joint, but I am not sure. If so, then the section heading and the captions should show that. If not, they would all open to the sewing, and/or have no flyleaves, which is weird.
• consider mentioning why you don't fully adhere the linen strip in figures 54-55 at the construction phase. (It is so you can trim the endpaper the correct head-to-tail dimensions and then slightly bevel the cloth).

• I tested all the instructions and diagrams, except those involving leather or silk. If someone tested those, perhaps it would lead to improvements and clarifications.
• I was not able to locate a 1972 edition of Loring. It would be good to see if anything could be added.
• I am not clear about the distinction between a zigzag endpaper (described in the wiki page and in Roberts and Etherington) and "accordion-pleated fold" (described in Roberts and Etheringon). Are they the same thing? If so, add as a synonym. If not, describe separately in the wiki page.
• Consider adding "library style endpaper" (Roberts and Etheringon). I think it would fit after Zigzag Endpapers with Silk and Leather, and would need an illustration.
• I considered changing he wording from joint to hinge, but decided to instead stay with Blaser's use of joint.
• Consider replacing folio with bifolio wherever appropriate - ask for advice from colleagues on this question.

Images to Add

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  Flexible endpaper (Roberts and Etherington 1982)

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  Zig-zag with flexible endpaper (Roberts and Etherington 1982)

Early Table of Contents

The following is a draft content for this page from Book Conservation Catalog files, probably from 2003. It may be useful in developing the page:--Kkelly (talk) 08:17, 4 May 2020 (CDT)

ENDPAPERS

MATERIALS

paper

decorative

plain

animal skin

parchment and vellum

suede

tanned (leather)

tawed

textile

silk

other

COMPONENTS

flyleaf

pastedown

STYLE

accordion

conservation

doublure

library style

outside hook

tipped on

sewn on

tooled

zig zag